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CBP at Border

Feb 22, 2017

President Trump Is Beginning to Build the Apparatus of Human Misery He Promised During the Campaign

President Trump Is Beginning to Build the Apparatus of Human Misery He Promised During the Campaign
Dear Santa we want freedom

Dec 22, 2016

All I Want for Christmas Is to Get Out of Immigration Detention

All I Want for Christmas Is to Get Out of Immigration Detention
The White House at night

Dec 9, 2016

Obama Can Stop the Trump Administration From Targeting and Discriminating Against Muslim and Arab Immigrants

Obama Can Stop the Trump Administration From Targeting and Discriminating Against Muslim and Arab Immigrants
Bette and Kuichi in Hattiesburg

Nov 29, 2016

The Incarceration of Japanese Americans in World War II Does Not Provide a Legal Cover for a Muslim Registry

The Incarceration of Japanese Americans in World War II Does Not Provide a Legal Cover for a Muslim Registry
Arnold Giammarco army portrait

Nov 28, 2016

After 50 Years as a Legal Immigrant, I Spent 18 Months in Immigration Detention Without a Bail Hearing

After 50 Years as a Legal Immigrant, I Spent 18 Months in Immigration Detention Without a Bail Hearing
Joseph with his Son

Nov 28, 2016

In America, No One — Including Immigrants — Should Be Locked Up Without Due Process of Law

In America, No One — Including Immigrants — Should Be Locked Up Without Due Process of Law
Amy Iwasaki Mass with her family at the Heart Mountain Internment Camp.

Nov 22, 2016

My Mother Was Incarcerated in an Internment Camp as a Child. She Tells Us 2016 Reminds Her of 1942.

My Mother Was Incarcerated in an Internment Camp as a Child. She Tells Us 2016 Reminds Her of 1942.
Cesar Matias

Nov 16, 2016

Victory: Federal Court Holds That the Government Can’t Lock Up Immigrants for Being Poor

Victory: Federal Court Holds That the Government Can’t Lock Up Immigrants for Being Poor
An ICE removal of undocumented immigrants

Oct 24, 2016

The Government’s Out-of-Control Detention Practices Could Bail Out the Private Prison Industry

The Government’s Out-of-Control Detention Practices Could Bail Out the Private Prison Industry
Shutting Down the Profiteers

Oct 3, 2016

Homeland Security Must Stop Using Private Prisons for Immigration Detention. Here’s How to Do It.

Homeland Security Must Stop Using Private Prisons for Immigration Detention. Here’s How to Do It.